SMS Module

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Version: Antraweb Technologies Pvt. Ltd. /SMS Module/1.0/Jan 2012

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SMS Module
"SMS Module for Tally.ERP 9" is a unique CRM tool that helps you Stay-in-Touch with your customers,
distributors, dealers, resellers, agents, other business associates and even your employees in a very cost
effective manner using the powerful medium of SMS communication.

It helps to keep your Customers, Dealers, Selling Agents or your own Sales team informed about New
Product Launches, Features, Product Updates or Stock Positions.

Instantly inform your Customers as soon as you record important transactions in Tally like Material
Dispatch or Cheque Receipts. Politely remind your customers about Overdue Bills. Send Reminders to a
Single Customer or Bulk Reminders for all overdue bills or Form Reminders together with customer
selection option.

Note: Free 100 SMS's! After the first 100 free SMSs, you will need to prepay according to the volume
pack you purchase. See http://www.antraweb.com/smspackagesview.htm

Note: By Default, the SMS sending category is Promotional Category which will not allow you to send
SMS in DND Numbers. In this case, DND numbers delivery of SMS is not possible. We will provide you
with the credit of the SMS which were not delivered due to NDNC failure at the end of every month.
 
The other Category, Transactional Category allows you to send the SMS in the DND Numbers.
To register under the Transactional SMS Service or for further queries or clarification, please contact on
022-4086 4086 or e-mail us at addons@antraweb.com

Main Features:
 Easy to configure  'C' Form Pending
 Voucher Notification  Bulk SMS
 Group SMS & Single SMS  SMS Balance
 Overdue Bills Reminder  SMS History

Installation:
This module is installed automatically when downloaded from the Tally Market Place. You need to follow
certain procedures that are detailed later. Also, if you are using an Internet proxy you need to specify the
proxy configuration in Tally.ERP 9.

System requirements: -
 Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
 Internet Broadband Connection (while sending the SMS)

Detailed Setup Guide:

The setup will require some supported “dll” & “exe” files which are listed below:
1. TallySMS.dll
2. SMS2TallyCustomer.exe
3. SMSFromTally.exe
4. SMSOverdue.exe
5. SMSSettings.exe
6. TextFormReminder.exe
7. MESSAGETEMPLATE.TXT
8. SMSAntraBalance.exe
9. SMSAntraHistory.exe
10. SMS Bulk.exe
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At first, when you start Tally.ERP 9, you will see a message “Below listed supported files are required to
run the SMS Module”.

Press ‘Enter’ or ‘Esc’. Then, it will ask you to confirmation for downloading the files. Please accept it.
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Then, the file download process will start.

After completion of downloading process, it will show you the status. There after you will not get message
when you start Tally.ERP 9:
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Enable the SMS Module:

Go to Gateway of Tally  Company Features [F11]
Press F6 for Add on Features
Say “Yes” to “Enable SMS Module” and enter the SMS Signature Text (maximum length is 10
characters).

Now you will get to see the SMS Module option in the Gateway of Tally.
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Select “SMS Module” from Gateway of Tally and select “SMS Setup”:

It will open the following SMS Setup Window that you have to fill up & click on Register.

Sender’s Mobile No: Please mention your appropriate Mobile number. After Registration process, your
User Name and password will be sending on this mobile number.

User: By Default, your Tally Serial Number will be set as the User.

Sender ID: Please mention the Sender ID for your messages. As per the TRAI Rules, the maximum
character limit for sender ID is 6 characters. Normally, it should be your company name or initials. When
you send the Messages from Tally, then the recipients will receive the Message as “LM-(sender ID)” E.g.
LM–Antra, DZ-Antra or LM-AWB…

Please be careful while entering the Sender ID. Once registered, the Sender ID cannot be changed.

Note that by default, you sign up for our promotional SMS Service where you will not get the Sender ID.
This SMS will be sent with an ID as per the policies defined by TRAl. You will get the requested ID only if
you are registered in the Transactional SMS Service.

To register under the Transactional SMS Service or for further queries or clarification, please contact on
022-4086 4086 or e-mail us at addons@antraweb.com
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After the Registration, the User Name and Password will be send on your mobile number. The same will
be also displayed on your screen:

User Name: (Tally Serial Number)

Password: (Password)

After clicking on OK, the password will be automatically set in the field. If not, please enter the password.
Select the option Edit Mobile Number and click on the Save button.

Congratulations! You get 100 SMS free for registering!

Group SMS Master:

Create the Group SMS Master. We will assign this group SMS Master to the Ledgers. It will useful while
sending the Group SMS. Go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module  Group SMS Master Creation
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Assign Group SMS Master to the Ledgers:

Assign SMS Groups to Ledgers. Go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module  Assign Group SMS
Master  Assign/Alter

Set “SMS Reminder” to “Yes” and select the appropriate Group SMS Master to the Ledgers:

To display settings and alter go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module  Assign Group SMS Master 
Display

You will see the Report for the Group SMS Master. You can change the SMS Master for the Ledgers. For
this, select the required Ledgers and press “Ctrl+F5”:

Note: The above feature will update the Group SMS Master only for those Ledgers whose “SMS
Reminder” option is set to “Yes”.
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You can also change the Group SMS Master and SMS Reminder option at the time of creation and
alteration of Ledgers. E.g.

Note: Enter Valid Mobile No. in the field. If you wish to send the International SMS, you have to mention
the country code. For Country Codes, operators and detailed Price List, please click on the following link
or copy or paste it you web browser: http://www.antraweb.com/smspricelist.htm

Send SMS from the Ledger

At the time of Ledger creation or Ledger Alteration, you can send SMS for Information and for Wishes by
just pressing CTRL + C Button.

You can also define multiple numbers for the Party Master.
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Note: Please make sure that Message is not more than 160 Character including SMS Signature Text. If
this length is exceeded, the SMS will be split into multiple messages.
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SMS Overdue Reminders

Go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module  SMS Overdue Reminders
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Pending Form C SMS

Go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module Pending Form C SMS
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Group SMS
Go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module Group SMS

“Then please select the SMS List (SMS Group Master) which you have already created and set in the
Ledger Master. “

After selecting the SMS List, all the Ledgers in that particular SMS List will be automatically loaded. Then,
select the Ledgers and send the messages.

Creation of New Message Templates

You can add & edit Messages in the Message Templates. To achieve this, you have to do following steps.
Right click on the Tally.ERP 9 Icon and select properties.
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Then, click on the Find Target Button.

Open the file, “MESSAGETEMPLATE”

Now, add or edit the messages as you required and save the file.
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Now, you are ready to send the new messages.

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Single SMS
Now, you can instantly type and send the Messages to your Friends, Relatives and other persons who
are not created as Ledgers in the Tally.
Go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module Single SMS

Type the Mobile Number(s) and the message and click on the Send SMS button.

Bulk SMS
You can also send the Messages to the Group of your Friends, Relatives and other persons who are not
created as Ledgers in the Tally.

Create and save these all contacts a Notepad file:

Then go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module Bulk SMS

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You will get the window for the Bulk SMS. Please Browse and select the file created earlier:

Type the Message and click on the send button.

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Send SMS from the Vouchers

You can also send the SMS from the following vouchers:
1. Sales
2. Delivery Note
3. Receipt
4. Purchase
5. Receipt Note
6. Payment

Example:

You can edit the default message before sending.

Similarly, you can also send the SMS from above mentioned Vouchers.
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SMS for Ledger Outstanding

Go to Gateway of TallyDisplay  Account Books Ledger  Bill wise (Ctrl+B)

(Note: You can also send the Reminders to all the Overdue Bills customers by using the “SMS Overdue
Reminders” Menu option, described earlier).
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SMS Balance
To know the balance in your SMS account, go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module SMS Balance

You will get the SMS balance on the screen:

SMS History
To know the history of SMSs sent, go to Gateway of Tally  SMS Module SMS History
Specify the period for the SMS History:
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You will get a report like this:

International SMSs
When you send the International SMS, the cost for the same will be deducted in the form of SMS's. E.g. If
you send the SMS to client in Australia, then 6 SMS will be deducted from your SMS Balance. The Cost
for this International SMS is as same as 6 National SMS.

Also, if you wish to send the International SMS, you have to mention the country code. For Country
Codes, operators and detailed Price List, please click on the following link or copy or paste it in the
Browser.

http://www.antraweb.com/smspricelist.htm

Security Setup of SMS Module for the Tally Users

By default, every user will have the access to the send the SMS from Tally. If you wish, you can set user
rights in the security control. Go to Gateway of Tally Press Alt+F3 for Company Info  Security
Control  Types of Security.
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After expiry of the 100 Free SMS, you have to purchase the SMS Packages. We offer here various SMS
Packages at reasonable cost. To view & purchase the SMS Packages, please click on the “Buy SMS”
button.

You can also purchase the SMS Packages by clicking on the following Link or copy & paste into your
Browser.

http://www.antraweb.com/smspackagesview.htm

To view & purchase the SMS Packages now, please click here
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FAQ
How many SMS’s will receive as a free welcome gift?
Ans: You will get 100 free SMS’s as a welcome gift.

Can I set the security levels for SMS Module?

Ans: Yes. You can set the security levels for SMS Module.

Can I know my SMS Balance and Summary in the Tally.ERP9 Software?

Ans: Yes. You will get the SMS Balance and Summary in the Tally.ERP9 software.

Can I able to send the message from payment voucher?

Ans: Yes. You can send the SMS from payment as well as from the following voucher types:
 Sales
 Delivery Note
 Receipt
 Purchase
 Receipt Note

Where can I send the request for buying the SMS packages?
Ans: You can directly send request for buying the SMS Packages from your Tally.ERP9 Software, by
clicking on the “Buy SMS” button or you can go to the URL:
http://www.antraweb.com/smspackagesview.htm

Which versions of Tally does the module support?

Ans: This module will work only with Tally.ERP9 Series A release 3.0 to Tally.ERP9 Series A release 3.3

How will I get support for this module?

Ans: For any functional support requirements, please do write to us on addons@antraweb.com or call us
on 022 – 4086 4086

If I need some enhancement / changes to be incorporated for the module, whom should I contact?
Ans: Please to write to us on addons@antraweb.com with your additional requirements and we will revert
to you in 24 hours.